‘The traders had accused Adewole and Shonibare of threatening their lives and property’ Two men, Abiodun Adewole, 25; and Lekan Sonibare, 29; have been arraigned before Chief Magistrate L.O. Owolabi of the Samuel Ilori Court, Ogbà, for allegedly terrorising traders in the Agbotikuyo area of Agege, Lagos. The traders had accused Adewole and Shonibare of
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Manslaughter: Lagos Medical doctor arraigned
‘The defendant, who was arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter, pleaded not guilty to the charge’ A medical doctor, Oyeyinka Oyetunde, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, over alleged involuntary manslaughter of a patient. The prosecuting counsel, Tola Esan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on
Read moreAnambra native doctor arrested for raping teenage girl
‘The native doctor is currently in police custody’ A 55-year old man, simply identified as Mr Ofomah has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 14-year old girl in Awgbu town in Anambra State. The suspect, a native doctor was apprehended by team of social workers from the State Ministry for Women and Social Welfare. The
Read moreJob scam, sexual assault: Man, 50 in Police net
‘The suspect usually disguised as a staff of Government House, Yenagoa, and lured his victims with the promise of job opportunity and employment’ A 50-year-old man who specialises in luring unsuspecting female job seekers to a hotel and sexually assaulting them has been arrested by operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command. The state Police
Read more3 ex-employees threaten to kidnap ex-boss, demand N5m
‘In a text message, the employees directed their former employer to pay the sum of N5m into a bank account they sent to him or risk being kidnapped’ Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for allegedly attempting to kidnap their former employer, Ifenuga Olayinka after sacking them in the Ijebu-Ode
Read moreViral Video: Flood kills six in Anambra community
‘A viral video showed the deceased being carried out from the flood by residents of the area’ Six persons were reportedly dead in Nzam in Anambra West local government area of Anambra State. The deceased, including children were said to be fleeing their homes to safer grounds when their were swept away by the deluge.
Read moreTension as Lagos bound train grinds to a halt in a forest
‘We spotted someone holding a stick. Appeared to either be on a video call or making videos of the halted train’ Travellers on a Lagos-bound train were stranded on Monday after the locomotive developed a fault in the middle of a forest. Yinka Seth claimed that some steel parts of the rail tracks were removed
Read moreNurses arrested in Delta for allegedly removing eyes, nose, ear of a dead child
‘Parents of the newborn came with the police, who arrested some nurses at the hospital’ Operatives of The Delta State Police Command have arrested three nurses at a private hospital in Asaba, the state capital. Sources claimed that the hospital had confirmed dead a newborn brought by the parents for treatment on Sunday. The next
Read moreAgain Fulani herdsmen kill 9 farmers in Nasarawa, many missing
‘The incident occurred on Saturday when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the community, and opened fire on residents’ Nine Tiv farmers of Gidan Sule community in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Sources claimed that the incident occurred
Read more98 parcels of cannabis worth millions of Naira intercepted in Yobe
‘Troops’ interception of the cannabis showed the level of synergy between security agencies operating in the state’ A vehicle carrying 98 parcels of Cannabis Sativa worth millions of Naira has been intercepted by troops of 159 Taskforce Battalion, Geidam, Yobe State. Brig. Gen. Umar Muaza, Chief of Staff, Sector Operation Hadin Kai, Damaturu, disclosed this
Read moreAgain, gunmen attack Police checkpoint, kill 2 officers in Imo
‘They (gunmen) stormed the the checkpoint in front of the division wearing Nigeria Army uniforms with Army Hilux vehicles’ Policemen on a stop-and-search duty were on Sunday killed by gunmen at Umuna on Owerri- Okigwe road in Imo State. A source who doesn’t want to be mentioned told our correspondent on Monday that an Assistant
Read moreKogi Assembly complex gutted by fire
‘The Speaker of the Kogi Assembly said that he suspects sabotage but fell short of where the suspected sabotage might be from’ The Kogi State House of Assembly complex located at Crusher area, Lokoja was on Monday engulfed by an early morning fire. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that the fire ripped through the roof of
Read moreAbandoned baby discovered by NSCDC in Jigawa
‘The baby was discovered where she was abandoned in an uncompleted building early on Sunday’ Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Jigawa state has found a newly born baby girl abandoned in the Hadejia Local Government Area of the state. NSCDC spokesman, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed this in a statement
Read moreChurch collapses as man loses wife, 3 children in Anambra boat mishap
‘The church, Madonna Catholic Church building collapsed as a result of heavy flooding’ A church building reportedly collapsed Sunday in Iyiowa Odekpe community Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The tragedy is coming barely 24 hours an engine boat carrying about 85 passengers capsized at Umunnankwo Community of the Local Government Area, with many
Read more3 arrested in Kwara for robbery and rape, 43 iPhones, 44 others recovered
‘While approaching the hideout, the armed robbers took to their heels’ Operatives of Kwara State Police command have arrested three suspects who allegedly robbed and raped some female students of the Kwara State University, Malete, in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspects are Ridwan Abdulfatai (20); Ibrahim Akorede (25) and Aliyu
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